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BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 7, 2002

Igawa's three-hitter sinks Carp

Hanshin southpaw Kei Igawa threw a three-hitter and notched his Central League-leading eighth win Thursday as the Tigers roared past the Hiroshima Carp 7-0 at the Osaka Dome.
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2002

Kansai airport faces struggle over funds for extra runway

The top bureaucrat in the transport ministry said Thursday the specter of weak demand for a second runway at Kansai International Airport has made the ministry wary of taking any budgetary steps to fund its construction.
EDITORIALS
Jun 6, 2002

Ratification is just a first step

With Tuesday's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, Japan has taken a first step toward tackling the problem of global warming, which threatens modern civilization. Coming four and a half years after the protocol was approved at an international conference in Kyoto in 1997, the ratification is in line...
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 6, 2002

Russia beats Tunisia 2-0 to move top of Group H

KOBE -- Egor Titov and Valery Karpin struck in the second half to send Russia to the top of Group H with a 2-0 win over Tunisia on Wednesday afternoon at Kobe Wing Stadium.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2002

Pokemon candy, 27 others added to Meiji foods recall

Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd. said Wednesday it will increase to 28 the types of confectionery and food products it will recall because they contain banned flavoring agents.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2002

High court forbids FTC disclosure

The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday ordered the Fair Trade Commission not to disclose information about bid-rigging cases involving five companies to residents in Tokyo and Yokohama who have sued the firms for damages.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2002

High pressure sends mercury soaring past 30

Temperatures soared above 30 in many parts of Japan on Wednesday as a high-pressure air mass swept over the archipelago, the Meteorological Agency said.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2002

Japan sends Kyoto papers to U.N.

The Japanese government on Wednesday submitted ratification documents to the United Nations for the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on global warming, government officials said.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2002

Insecticide found on Lawson spinach

Large quantities of insecticide residue have been found on frozen spinach from China used in prepared meals sold at Lawson Inc. convenience stores, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2002

Group to support hibakusha lawsuit

A nationwide organization for atomic bomb survivors said Wednesday it will support some hibakusha in filing group lawsuits demanding the government recognize them as suffering from bomb-related illnesses and pay them special medical allowances.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2002

Tiananmen legacy to haunt new leaders

EDMONTON, Canada -- Tuesday was another anniversary of the tragic morning of June 4, 1989, when the Chinese government used force to crack down on student protesters and their supporters in and around Tiananmen Square.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Jun 6, 2002

Dollar decline set to continue despite BOJ

The dollar's steep decline in interbank trading has prompted the Bank of Japan to intervene repeatedly in currency trade over recent weeks.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2002

Business sentiment in minus territory but improving

Business sentiment for the current quarter improved in the latest government survey, released Wednesday, although companies whose conditions had deteriorated still outnumbered those whose had improved.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2002

Most schools canceled trips abroad following Sept. 11

Two-thirds of high schools planning school excursions abroad in fiscal 2001 opted instead for domestic destinations in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2002

Suntory has good news for frugal drinkers

OSAKA -- Suntory Ltd. will price its new "happoshu," which goes on sale June 25, at 130 yen per 350 ml can -- 5 yen lower than that of all other happoshu brands marketed by three other major brewers.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2002

Capital spending down in January-March

Capital spending by firms in all industries fell 16.8 percent in the January-March quarter from a year earlier to 11.05 trillion yen, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Jun 6, 2002

Don't go making a monkey of yourself, man

Monkey, primate, ape; the terms slip so easily off the tongue, but just what do they mean, and how do they differ? And what does it mean to talk of New World and Old World monkeys?
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2002

Planes OK if evacuation needed

The dispatch of government or Self-Defense Forces aircraft to India and Pakistan will be considered an option if rising tensions there pose a danger to Japanese nationals, a senior Foreign Ministry official said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2002

Credit share buys rise

The balance of shares bought on credit hit a nine-month high last week, mirroring a leap in investor sentiment.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2002

Man held in slaying with child seat

OSAKA — Police arrested a man in the city of Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture, early Wednesday in connection with the fatal beating of a newspaper delivery man with a car child seat, they said.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE EXTRA
Jun 6, 2002

Sapporo rocks to a friendly beat

SAPPORO -- Pack 100 or so delirious Italians and another 50 frustrated Ecuadoreans into a bar already filled with locals expecting a quiet drink after work on a Monday night and what would you expect?
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2002

Utilities overcharge on water heaters

Major power utilities overcharged 380 users of electric water heaters by 1.45 million yen in fiscal 2001, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Wednesday.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 6, 2002

Communication need not be a medical emergency

In response to the newly arrived businesswoman seeking native English-speaking general practitioners/family doctors in Kansai and Kyoto, here is a quick round-up.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 6, 2002

Organizers agree on plan to sell remainder of first-round tickets

The Japanese World Cup organizing committee (JAWOC) and soccer's world governing body FIFA will each sell half of the remaining unsold tickets for the upcoming first round World Cup matches in Japan, in the wake of a ticket fiasco that has left many empty seats here, JAWOC officials said Wednesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 6, 2002

Ireland holds Germany to 1-1 draw

IBARAKI -- Once again the opposition wore green, but this time they actually put up a fight.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
By Thu-Huong Ha

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